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Born | 1949 (age 74–75) Springfield, Worcestershire, England |
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Fiona Robinson PRWA HRSA (born 1949 [1] in Springfield, Worcestershire, [2] now Springfield, Birmingham) is a British artist of Irish heritage [3] who draws in response to music. Robinson was elected President of the Royal West of England Academy in 2019. [4] [5]
Robinson graduated with a BA in Fine Art and History of Art from Oxford Brookes University in 1989, followed by an MA in Fine Art from the University of Portsmouth in 1997. [6]
Fiona Robinson's work
"had its genesis in experimental studies using ink on plucked strings, made whilst listening to the music of John Cage" — Fiona Robinson [7] [8]
Robinson explains that her drawings
"are orchestrated and considered, embracing the measured tones of composers like Bach as much as the randomness of Cage." [7] [8]
After living in London and Cambridge, Robinson moved to Upwey, Dorset in 2002, establishing her studio. [3]
Shortlisted for the 2012 Jerwood Drawing Prize, the Vth International Biennial of Drawing Plzeň (2006), the 1998 Cheltenham Drawing Prize and twice for the Rabley Contemporary Sketch Prize (2011 and 2005) and Derwent Drawing Prize (2016 and 2017). [6] [9] [10]
Awarded the 2011 Drawing Prize at the Royal West of England Academy Open Exhibition in Bristol, the 2007 University of Bath Painting Prize and The Brabcombe Award, Ale & Porter Arts, Bath (2006).
Robinson was an Invited Artist at the International Drawing Biennale in Kosovo, (2008). Prize-winner [11] at the 4th International Biennale of Drawing, Polish Art Foundation, Benalla Art Gallery and The Steps Gallery, Melbourne, 2007. [6] [9]
Sonografie. Le immagini della musica, Centro Internazionale d'Arte di Palazzo del Te, Mantua [12]
Drawing Debussy, Royal West of England Academy [13]
International Drawing Biennale, Kosovo, 2008
Pushing Paper: Contemporary Drawing from 1970 to Now
A British Museum touring exhibition [15]
Seeing Sound: Music, imagery and inspiration, Fitzwilliam Museum [20] [21] [22]
Women with Vision, Royal West of England Academy
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